Invitation bench by Blu Dot
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Blu Dot has used bands of paper cord to encircle this simple wooden bench, designed to resemble a gift box wrapped in ribbons. More
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GB Modular bench by Gandia Blasco
Dezeen Showroom: created by Gandia Blasco artistic director José A. GandÃa-Blasco Canales, the GB Modular bench is designed to bring a minimal and industrial aesthetic to both indoor and outdoor environments. More
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Detalji bench by Jenni Roininen for Nikari
Dezeen Showroom: created by designer Jenni Roininen for Nikari, the Detalji bench is a warm minimalist piece with features woven from paper yarn. More
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Marino bench by Miniforms
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Miniforms has launched a modular bench called Marino with two different types of tables integrated into its design. More
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Emerging designers brighten London's streets with playful City Benches
A stone courting bench and a giant teacup are among nine imaginative seating designs that architects and designers have created for the London Festival of Architecture. More
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Ribs outdoor bench by Stefan Lie for DesignByThem
Dezeen Showroom: Sydney studio DesignByThem has released an outdoor version of the Ribs bench, which was designed by Stefan Lie in 1998 and features a flexible spine that can be arranged into different positions. More
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Offset Cube bench by Videre Licet via Twentieth Gallery
Dezeen Showroom: Offset Cube is a sculptural bronze bench made by design studio Videre Licet, "which is as subtle as it is grand" and available through Los Angeles gallery Twentieth. More
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Nomo Fomo benches are social distancing devices to help prevent FOMO
Studio Hai has imagined a set of quirky outdoor benches and planters to help counteract the fear of missing out, or FOMO, during the coronavirus pandemic. More
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Bahraini-Danish creates architecture-inspired bench and bedside tables
A cultural exchange between two regions underlies the work of design studio Bahraini-Danish, whose furniture features in the Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project collaboration. More
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Bruda bench by Elan Atelier
Dezeen Showroom: the Bruda bench by international furniture brand Elan Atelier is cast in bronze from a single mould and polished to a gleaming gold colour. More
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Khetan bench and console by Elan Atelier
Dezeen Showroom: international furniture brand Elan Atelier has designed the Khetan bench and console table to look like "functional sculptures". More
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Ward Wijnant's Carbon bench is an "organic object" made from steel
Dutch designer Ward Wijnant has created a bench made of two types of steel decorated with welded patterns to mimic wood grain and tempered to reveal their "crazy, hidden colours". More
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Coast bench by Allan Hagerup for Vestre
Dezeen Showroom: Urban furniture brand Vestre has developed what it calls "the world's first bench made from ownerless marine plastic". More
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Five whimsical City Benches animate London's streets
A concrete pineapple and a pair of colourful cartoon eyes are among the playful benches that young architects and designers have installed for the London Festival of Architecture. More
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Ini Archibong designs rock-like furniture with its own drainage system
Designer Ini Archibong took visual cues from the staggered rock formations of The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland when creating his Kadamba Gate table and benches, which were showcased during London Design Festival. More
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MT Bench by Shinsaku Miyamoto for Ritzwell
Dezeen Showroom: woven leather straps form the seat of the MT Bench, which Japanese designer Shinsaku Miyamoto has created for Ritzwell. More
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New Goodies but Oldies furniture collection made from old tables
Designer Daniel Svahn's chairs for a town hall in Stockholm are made from recycled unwanted tabletops that were destined for the dump. More
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Massproductions' modular outdoor sofa is an homage to crowd-control barriers
Swedish furniture brand Massproductions is set to release an outdoor sofa at Stockholm Design Week that mimics the welded steel barriers that are often erected at concerts to manage the crowd. More
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Floor Skrabanja designs 3D-knitted furniture without staples or stitches
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Floor Skrabanja has created a collection of seats made from a single piece of 3D-knitted upholstery that needs no gluing or stitching, so can easily be deconstructed. More
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Form Us With Love creates modular benches to give people privacy in public spaces
Swedish studio Form Us With Love has designed a modular bench seating system for +Halle, which aims to create privacy in public without using walls or dividers. More
